Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. Liverpool (Sun Jun 16)


                          Aston Villa  |  Liverpool
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada GK  |  GK Fabianski
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                             Ayala DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF Renald
                           M_Woods DM  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                        J_Litmanen MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                           M_James MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW Perez
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB N_Trott
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB H_Matt
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB A_Martinez
                        S_Donnelly SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(lpl) K_Benzema breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Lattuada!
          ...  J_Butland brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 5  :(lpl) Reinaldo spots T_Kroos who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Kroos smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  P_Lattuada catches the ball
Min. 6  :(asv) M_James is first to the ball
          ...  M_James with a thundering shot!
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 6  :(lpl) Renald lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Perez latches on to it
          ...  Perez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  P_Lattuada grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 11 :(lpl) T_Kroos flicks it over M_James's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Kroos attempts to nutmeg P_Lattuada!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 15 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Perez
          ...  Perez gets up high for the header !
          ...  P_Lattuada gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Perez chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away!
Min. 16 :(asv) M_Woods hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Livingstone collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Livingstone from 20 yards !
          ...  But Fabianski just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 16 :(lpl) J_Hernandez with a reverse pass to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Lattuada's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 18 :(lpl) T_Kroos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 19 :(asv) P_Livingstone passes the ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(lpl) T_Kroos loses J_Butland
          ...  O_Bierhoff cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 20 :(lpl) Perez runs into space
          ...  Perez lobs P_Lattuada!
          ...  But P_Lattuada punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 21 :(asv) J_Butland plays the early ball across the box to find O_Bierhoff in space
          ...  Renald gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 22 :(lpl) N_Schulz moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  But Ayala wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Kroos
          ...  P_Lattuada reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 23 :(lpl) T_Kroos takes advantage of a mistake by Ayala
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Bombarda takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 24 :(asv) M_Bombarda takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Bombarda has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 25 :(asv) M_James pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_James with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Fabianski with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 25 :(lpl) N_Schulz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Bombarda
          ...  He puts in Renald!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Butland
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 27 :(asv) J_Litmanen finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  K_Benzema with the tackle
Min. 28 :(asv) M_Woods works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Bombarda
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Bombarda !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Fabianski grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Litmanen with a precise pass to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the crafty shot!
          ...  Fabianski with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 34 :(lpl) Perez leaves A_Cissokho standing
          ...  Perez aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(lpl) K_Benzema has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Woods!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Cissokho
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 42 :(asv) M_James turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Bierhoff
          ...  Perez gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) M_James holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Woods in space!
          ...  Renald bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 45 :(asv) Up goes the substitution board - K_Commons on for J_Litmanen as a MF

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri finds Reinaldo with a ball over the defence
          ...  Reinaldo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 47 :(asv) O_Bierhoff knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  O_Bierhoff tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 48 :(lpl) K_Benzema flicks it past J_Butland
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A wicked drive by K_Benzema !
          ...  It floats over P_Lattuada
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 49 :(asv) K_Commons jumps over G_V_D_Wiel's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  K_Commons with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Fabianski parries it
Min. 50 :(asv) J_Butland back heels to find M_Bombarda in space
          ...  M_Bombarda heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 51 :(asv) K_Commons controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  W_Van_Boer tackles cleanly
Min. 53 :(asv) M_Bombarda is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But T_Kroos slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 54 :(lpl) T_Kroos with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  T_Kroos has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  P_Lattuada falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Lattuada looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the goalkeeper
Min. 55 :(asv) M_Bombarda sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  M_Bombarda has a go!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 58 :(asv) K_Commons backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  O_Bierhoff latches onto the end of it
          ...  O_Bierhoff shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 59 :(lpl) T_Kroos runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Femenia
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Kroos hits a curling shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 61 :(lpl) N_Schulz has it now
          ...  He takes on Ayala
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Reinaldo!
          ...  Reinaldo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away
Min. 66 :(lpl) G_V_D_Wiel races into the box
          ...  He sees K_Benzema lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  K_Benzema tries to beat P_Lattuada from outside the area!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 67 :(asv) J_Butland holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Woods
          ...  Reinaldo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 68 :(asv) K_Femenia has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  O_Bierhoff collects the loose ball!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Abdoun is coming on for K_Femenia and will play DF
Min. 70 :(asv) S_Donnelly is being prepared to come on
          ...  O_Bierhoff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) J_A_Riise will come on for W_Van_Boer and play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Martinez is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Kroos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Lehman will replace the useless K_Benzema and will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(lpl) Perez jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to X_Shaqiri
          ...  P_Livingstone with the block
Min. 75 :(asv) M_Woods pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Bombarda is clean through!
          ...  M_Bombarda heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 75 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with a slide rule pass to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  P_Lattuada parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 77 :(asv) J_Butland finds S_Donnelly in the box
          ...  Reinaldo knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Clark just turns away!
Min. 80 :(lpl) A_Martinez hoofs it up field to find Perez
          ...  But P_Livingstone spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 84 :(asv) M_Woods runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Butland
          ...  But X_Shaqiri puts it in row Z!
Min. 85 :(asv) P_Livingstone takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Bombarda
          ...  A great volley from M_Bombarda !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(asv) A_Cissokho holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Donnelly
          ...  Renald pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 77,176
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : P_Livingstone (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Butland (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Reinaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       9
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 0 Liverpool
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Lattuada     GK  30   3   2   1  42 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  29  10   8  31 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
A_Cissokho     DF   2  28  11   6  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Ayala          DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  27   9   6  32 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Woods        DM   2  17  26   9  18 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  29   7  22 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  28  11  41 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
M_James        MF   2  11  25  15  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  28  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  27  32 |  73   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   7
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  26   9   7  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  25   9   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  26  10  32 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  25  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  29   3   1   5  21 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   6
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  28  11   5  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Renald         DF   2  28   8  10  31 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  26   8  29 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  27  16  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  25  21  30 |  73   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  10  17
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  29  23 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
Perez          FW   3   9   8  27  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  12
N_Trott        GK  25   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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